Developing the potential of community health networks for prevention and resolution of dengue fever problems in high-risk areas of Sakon Nakhon Province

Abstract

     This research aimed to develop the potential of community health networks in dengue fever prevention and control by applying the AIC technique in a participatory planning process. The target population included 136 community health network members and 440 household representatives from four top high-risk sub-districts: Nong Pling, Sang Kho, Bueng Thaway, and Kud Bak. The study was conducted from December 2025 to April 2026. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Paired Samples t-test.

     The development results revealed that the community health networks' average knowledge score significantly increased from 16.42 (S.D. = 1.88) before the intervention to 18.47 (S.D. = 1.55) after the intervention at the 0.05 statistical level (p-value < 0.001). Their average practice score significantly increased from 23.80 (S.D. = 2.58) pre-development to 28.82 (S.D. = 1.66) post-development at the 0.05 level (p-value < 0.001). The level of participation also increased significantly, from a pre-development average score of 47.53 (S.D. = 3.70) to 57.10 (S.D.=3.65) at the 0.05 level (p-value < 0.001). Furthermore, the household representatives' average knowledge score significantly increased from 16.11 (S.D. = 2.08) before development to 17.73 (S.D. = 2.03) after development at the 0.05 statistical level (p-value < 0.001). Their average practice score rose significantly from 24.75 (S.D. = 2.14) pre-development to 28.46 (S.D. = 1.95) post-development at the 0.05 level (p-value < 0.001).